In the Midwest.

Winter Storm Tab: $13 Million

April 27, 1999|By From Tribune News Services.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Snow removal costs and heavy overtime charges from the New Year's winter storm added up to a $13 million tab.

Federal disaster officials agreed to reimburse 57 counties for 75 percent of snow removal and other emergency costs over their costliest 48-hour period. Some areas of the state had to contend with as much as 22 inches of snow.

As of March 26, the Federal Emergency Management Agency had authorized $9.8 million in payments to cover its 75 percent share. Local shares of authorized costs totaled approximately $3.27 million.

Nearly 600 government units, hospitals, school systems and other entities in Indiana will be reimbursed, said Alden Taylor, a spokesman for the State Emergency Management Agency. The March 26 figures were the most recent available, he said.

The Indiana Department of Transportation is the biggest recipient. As of March 26, it had received $2.54 million.